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Trump chooses Matt Whitaker as NATO ambassador

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Washington | Donald Trump says he has chosen former acting attorney-general Matt Whitaker to serve as US ambassador to NATO – the bedrock Western alliance that the president-elect has expressed scepticism about for years.

There was no news as of midday Washington time (4am AEDT) on who Trump will nominate as Treasury secretary. Reports said Trump has narrowed his focus to two candidates: former US Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh and Apollo Global Management’s Marc Rowan.

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